PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trequan Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthews is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Matthews
vs
Adam

225 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trequan Adam!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews misses with a straight left.
Matthews is breathing heavily.

Adam clinches.
Adam has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Matthews avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Adam tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Adam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adam is trying hard to land a takedown here. Matthews sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jason Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trequan Adam.
Adam shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matthews as he jumps to the side.
Nice sprawl there from Matthews as Adam shoots in.

Adam drives through with a takedown into Matthews's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Adam is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Matthews wants to stand but Adam is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Trequan Adam hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Adam dives in and grabs Matthews's left leg, looking for a takedown. Matthews pushes down on Adam's head and hops out.
Adam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matthews throws out the jab.
Adam throws a head kick that misses.
Adam shoots in looking for a takedown. Matthews tries to sprawl out of it but Adam keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Matthews manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Adam closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Adam controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Trequan Adam.

Adam takes the fight into the clinch.
Matthews managing to block the knees to the body from Adam.
Adam is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam stalling the fight.

Adam breaks from the clinch.
Adam dives in and grabs Matthews's left leg, looking for a takedown. Matthews pushes down on Adam's head and hops out.
Adam shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matthews really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Adam.
Adam controls the position from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Adam seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Adam decides to stand up, so the ref orders Matthews to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trequan Adam dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Adam misses with a body kick.
Matthews stuffs the takedown attempt from Adam. Adam gets slowly back to his feet.

Adam closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Matthews to the mat! Matthews manages to get full guard.

Adam stands up and waves to Matthews to follow him.
Adam throws out a leg kick but Matthews moves out of range and Adam only half commits.

Adam drives through with a takedown into Matthews's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Adam's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Trequan Adam hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Adam throws a chopping leg kick but Matthews manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice sprawl there from Matthews as Adam shoots in.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matthews uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adam.

Adam moves into range and clinches up with Matthews.

Adam wants the takedown. Matthews is fighting it off but Adam persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Matthews's guard against the cage.
Adam slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Trequan Adam was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Adam shoots in for a takedown but Matthews shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jason Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trequan Adam.

Adam closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adam manages to break the clinch.

Adam manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Matthews on his heels. He'll look to pass Matthews's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matthews wants to stand but Adam is controlling the position.
Trequan Adam has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Matthews being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jason Matthews.

Adam pushes Matthews up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matthews is defending well for now.
Adam wants a takedown.
Adam tries for a takedown but Matthews manages to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Adam to work.
Matthews misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Adam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adam throws a right and a left that Matthews avoids nicely.
Matthews misses with a straight right.
Adam shoots in for a takedown but Matthews shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Adam shoots in but no luck this time.
Matthews lands a nice shot that snaps Adam's head back.
Adam on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matthews.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adam throws a sloppy head kick
and Matthews counters with a solid body kick.
Matthews misses with a wild combination.
Adam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trequan Adam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Matthews's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Adam has closed the distance and engaged Matthews in a clinch.
Matthews misses with a body punch.
Adam trying to land knees to the body.

Adam has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Matthews is trying to keep an underhook but Adam manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Adam controlling the action here.
Adam is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Adam working Matthews over with strikes.
Well, if Adam is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Adam's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Trequan Adam was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Adam looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Matthews is fending him off so far but Adam persists. Nope, Matthews circles away and we're back to standing.

Adam fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Matthews sprawls well initially but Adam persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Adam not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adam keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Trequan Adam has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Adam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
Matthews looks to throw the jab but Adam is out of range.
A head kick misses from Adam.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adam pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Adam bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Matthews on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Matthews tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adam stands up.
Adam tries to clinch but Matthews moves out of range.
Adam fails with the takedown.
Adam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthews moves away.
Adam shoots for a takedown but Matthews saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jason Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trequan Adam.
Adam throws a head kick that misses.
Matthews catches Adam with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matthews.
Adam shoots in looking for a takedown but Matthews manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Adam's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Matthews checks the leg kick.
Jason Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matthews pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Adam back to the cage. Matthews follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Adam looking to score a takedown here. Matthews is defending well but Adam drives through and ends up in Matthews's guard.

Adam stands up from Matthews's guard - Adam perhaps looking for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Matthews. That snapped Adam's head back.
Trequan Adam is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trequan Adam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adam has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trequan Adam!